Eden Hazard will try to force through his dream move to Real Madrid – but not until the summer. The Chelsea star has been linked with the reigning European champions for some time and does still want the big-money transfer to happen at some point soon. But, according to Spanish newspaper Marca, he won’t force the issue until the summer to avoid

Zlatan Ibrahimovic believes Paul Pogba has been made to feel ‘free’ under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer after Jose Mourinho’s lack of confidence in him. The Frenchman has excelled under the Manchester United interim manager having endured a strained relationship with Mourinho before the Portuguese was sacked. United have won all seven games under Solskjaer and Pogba has been integral to the immediate

Lyon were able to come from behind to defeat St Etienne in the Rhone-Loire derby on Monday thanks to a last-gasp winner from Moussa Dembele. However it was goalkeeper Anthony Lopes who also received a lot of the praise for keeping Lyon in the match. When they were 1-0 down, Lopes made three incredible saves

Unai Emery gets better of Maurizio Sarri, Mohamed Salah takes shine off his milestone and Riyad Mahrez victim of City’s power 1) Emery’s tactical flexibility aids diamond display While these have been a troubled few weeks for Arsenal, with Sven Mislintat’s impending exit set to leave a big hole in their recruitment department, their victory over Chelsea

Dubai: Australia tennis player Ashleigh Barty, who reached the quarterfinals of ongoing Australian Open, once turned her hands to cricket and represented Brisbane Heat in the inaugural Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL) season. The 22-year-old had taken a break from tennis for 18 months in 2014. Barty, who played nine games in the first WBBL, said

Milos Raonic is the only Canadian left standing as he eased to a 6-4, 6-4, 7-6 (6) win over Pierre-Hugues Herbert to move into the fourth round of the Australian Open for the sixth time. It came after Raonic had two tough opening matches with Nick Kyrgios and 2014 champion Stan Warwinka. Raonic swept to 3-0 and 5-1 leads

It is one of the longest away trips in European rugby this season, but Timisoara Saracens’ 1,336-mile journey to Northampton will have felt nowhere near as long as their time on the Franklin’s Gardens pitch. On Friday night the Romanian minnows were obliterated 111-3 by the Saints as the Premiership side racked up 17 tries

Barcelona have been left doubtful in their approach for Ajax wonderkid Frenkie de Jong, after meeting with the player and his representatives in Amsterdam. A delegation of Barca chiefs headed to the Dutch capital last week in order to meet with European football’s hottest prospect and persuade him his future lies at the Nou Camp,

Trent Alexander-Arnold has signed a new long-term contract with Liverpool. The 20-year-old is the jewel in the crown of Liverpool’s academy having graduated from the set-up to become a mainstay in Jurgen Klopp’s side, with the manager even calling on fans to make a song for the homegrown hero. ‘Liverpool supporters love Trent as ‘one of

Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal suffered a 16-21, 13-21 defeat to Carolina Marin of Spain in the semifinal of the Malaysia Masters 2019. Saina Nehwal crashed out of the Malaysia Masters 2019 after losing 16-21, 13-21 to Carolina Marin of Spain in the women’s singles semifinals at the Axiata Arena, Kuala Lumpur, on Saturday. The Indian shuttler was dominated